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English Placement Information

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences supports and follows the policies that the First-Year Composition Office monitors.

If you have an ACT-E score

• >=24, you will be automatically placed into English 250 (105).
• =23 and high school rank of at least 75% or higher, you will be automatically placed into English 250 (105).
• =23 but do not rank in top 25% in your high school, then you are automatically placed in English 150 (104). However, you may choose to take the English 150 (104) Test-Out Exam during orientation.
• <23 but >=16, you will be automatically placed in English 150 (104).
• <16, you will be required to take the English Placement Assessment on day one of your Orientation dates.

Here are some links that may be useful:

• First-Year Composition Office
• English 104/105 Course Descriptions
• English 150/250 Course Descriptions
• 150 (104) Placement and Test-Out
• Transfer Credit Policies for First-Year Composition